'She's the best mare in the country' - Sherwood plotting festival route for star

CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: Jonathan Burke riding Queens Gamble win The Stirrups Restaurant And Cocktail Bar Evesham Mares' Open NH Flat Race at Cheltenham Racecourse on November 12, 2022 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Image

Queens Gamble: a two-time bumper winner at CheltenhamCredit: Alan Crowhurst

Oliver Sherwood described Queens Gamble as the "best mare in the country" as he prepares the leading Cheltenham Festival hope for a Listed mares' bumper at Market Rasen next month.

The four-year-old is 8-1 joint-favourite with some bookmakers alongside the Gordon Elliott-trained King Of Kingsfield for the Weatherbys Champion Bumper after winning two starts at Cheltenham by a combined 18 lengths.

Queens Gamble missed her engagement in a Listed race at Huntingdon on Sunday and Sherwood is eyeing the race run in memory of dual-purpose trainer Alan Swinbank at Market Rasen on January 20.

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Liam HeaddLambourn correspondent

Published on 8 December 2022inNews

Last updated 15:54, 8 December 2022

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